Canada Pays No Entry Fee as Observer in Next-Generation Jet Fighter Program, Feds Say
Ottawa’s decision to kick the tires on a new, multinational fighter jet program does not come with any sort of price tag, National Defence has confirmed. Canada recently became the first country to gain “observer status” with the Global Combat Air Program, a sixth-generation fighter jet under joint development by Italy, Japan and the U.K. [...]
Canada has obtained observer status in the multinational Global Combat Air Program, a sixth-generation fighter jet initiative involving Italy, Japan, and the U.K. National Defence confirmed that this observer status does not incur any immediate price tag. However, joining the program as a full member in the future would entail resource implications, with the exact costs to be determined by subsequent discussions.
- Canada has gained “observer status” in the Global Combat Air Program.
- This program is jointly developing a sixth-generation fighter jet.
- Italy, Japan, and the U.K. are the current development partners.
- Observer status comes with no associated costs.
- Future full membership would involve “resource implications” and further discussions.
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